Catalina ResearchCatalina Research offers a wealth of knowledge and experience in assisting action oriented executives in uncovering industry intelligence. Our research director, Stuart Hirschhorn, researched construction material, building equipment, and related industries for over three decades.Catalina Research provides the most in depth, up-to-date, and insightful data on construction materials and building equipment markets. Catalina Reports include pertinent information from government agencies, proprietary research sources, and competitor intelligence. Catalina has relationships with leading business associations and trade publications to deliver the most insightful industry intelligence.
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Floor Coverings Industry Quarterly Update
periodical | published by: Catalina Research
... floor coverings industry over the past decade. Each Floor Coverings Industry Quarterly Update analyzes data on overall U.S. industry trends, carpet and area rugs, ceramic tile, wood flooring, resilient flooring, retail floor covering stores, installation ...
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The Builders' and Cabinet Hardware Industry
12/1/2001 | published by: Catalina Research
... production. As a result, manufacturers and marketers are turning to residential remodeling and repair markets to stimulate sales. Competitors are also increasing emphasis on the relatively strong growing door hardware product lines such as hinges, ...
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Fencing and Deck Industry
2/1/2003 | published by: Catalina Research
... decks by residential property owners. This was due to a favorable economic environment for U.S. housing demand. Industry growth has been led by gains in vinyl and ornamental metal fence products, and composite and plastic ...
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Plumbing Fixtures And Fittings
5/1/2003 | published by: Catalina Research
... new residential construction and residential remodeling and replacement markets. Sales are responding to low mortgage interest rates and rising personal incomes as well as the rising number of bathrooms in new and existing homes. The ...
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Chinese Floor Coverings Market
1/1/2005 | published by: Catalina Research
... floor coverings industry growth is projected to be almost twice the rate seen in the U.S. market over this period. Chinese floor coverings market gains are benefiting from strong economic growth, the population shift to ...
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Flat Glass
3/1/2005 | published by: Catalina Research
... markets. To offset sluggish growth, manufacturers have introduced new products and new technologies for the growing residential market. Producers have also increased their emphasis on value-added products. In addition, U.S. producers have increased reliance on ...
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European Flat Glass Markets
4/1/2005 | published by: Catalina Research
... sales, European construction activity and motor vehicle production, and the number of plants by country. In addition, the leading European manufacturers were profiled to review competitor strengths and strategies. European sales were estimated from industry ...
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Sheet Metal Building Products Industry
7/1/2005 | published by: Catalina Research
... and aluminum material costs. Shipment gains also reflect continued strength in residential construction and remodeling markets, and the beginning of a recovery in nonresidential construction activity. Stronger growth has allowed sheet metal building product manufacturers ...
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The Siding Industry
7/1/2006 | published by: Catalina Research
... cost effective, durable, low-maintenance products that can provide a natural look. Brick and stucco exterior wall material markets benefited from the strong growth in Southern and Western new home building markets. Siding manufacturers, however, are ...
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Carpet Cushion Market
10/1/2006 | published by: Catalina Research
... the carpet cushion executive exploit growing product lines, review the competitive environment, maximize plant profit margins, and plan for 2007 and beyond. Catalina Market Profiles contain the timely data that allows users to evaluate market ...
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Housewraps
1/1/2007 | published by: Catalina Research
... plant profit margins, end-use markets, and factors driving demand. In addition, leading manufacturers were profiled in order to uncover competitor strategies and calculate market share. The Executive Summary Section (Section 1) provides an overview of ...
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The Window Industry
9/1/2007 | published by: Catalina Research
... in a pull back in residential property investments. The builder market has been hurt the most by these trends. As a result, manufacturers have increased their emphasis on replacement markets and expanded their efforts to ...
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Porch And Deck Railings Market
10/1/2007 | published by: Catalina Research
... and plan for 2008 and beyond. Catalina Market Profiles contain the timely data that allows users to evaluate market size, growth potential, end-use markets, profitability, and the competitive environment. So turn to a Catalina Market ...
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Door Industry
1/1/2008 | published by: Catalina Research
... most in the builder market, while residential replacement sales have declined at a more moderate rate. Wood door manufacturers felt the brunt of the decline due to their heavy dependence on residential markets. On the ...
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Window Treatments and Wallcoverings
12/1/2008 | published by: Catalina Research
... hardware, and wallcoverings. Each page will assist the window treatment and wallcoverings executive exploit growing product lines, improve plant efficiency, strengthen distribution, penetrate end-use markets, exploit world demand, and plan for 2009 and beyond. Catalina ...
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Roofing Product Industry
1/1/2009 | published by: Catalina Research
... industry. Inroads benefited from continued gains in nonresidential construction spending, growing demand for higher value roofing products, and expanding export shipments. These positive developments have given a boost to industry profit margins. Margins have also ...
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Kitchen Cabinet And Countertop Industry
3/1/2009 | published by: Catalina Research
... all end-use markets, especially in the single-family builder market and the residential remodeling market. As market conditions deteriorated, manufacturers increased their emphasis on lower-end stock and semi-custom cabinetwork. Plastic laminated countertops regained some share as ...
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Resilient Flooring
4/1/2009 | published by: Catalina Research
... introduction and acceptance of luxury vinyl tile and fiberglass-backed vinyl sheet, and consumer’s growing preference for low-cost hard surface flooring as the housing market weakened and the economy contracted. However, the sharp cut in residential ...
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Toilet And Toilet Seat
9/1/2009 | published by: Catalina Research
... will assist the toilet executive exploit growing product lines, review the competitive environment, analyze end-use markets, and plan for 2010 and beyond. Catalina Market Profiles contain the timely data that allows users to evaluate market ...
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U.S. Solar Industry: Market Trends And Opportunites
11/1/2009 | published by: Catalina Research
... competing energy costs, and the expansion of government and financial incentives. This resulted in a 55.0% industry compound annual growth rate. The sharpest gains in industry sales were made to commercial and government building owners ...
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Wood Flooring
12/1/2009 | published by: Catalina Research
... will be led by the upturn in the residential remodeling and replacement market. The upturn reflects the increase in existing home sales that began in the third quarter of 2009. The builder market could also ...
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Laminate Flooring
3/1/2010 | published by: Catalina Research
... coverings and hard surface flooring industry. Each page will assist the laminate flooring executive exploit growing product lines, review new technologies and new products, strengthen distribution, penetrate end-use markets, evaluate the competitive environment, and plan ...
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Wood Moulding Market
7/1/2010 | published by: Catalina Research
... wood mouldings. Each page will assist the moulding executive exploit growing product lines, review the competitive environment and plant profitability, analyze end-use markets, and plan for 2010 and beyond. Catalina Market Profiles contain the timely ...
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Door/Window/Hardware Industry Quarterly Update
10/1/2010 | published by: Catalina Research
... includes data on U.S manufacturer dollar shipments, plant employment and labor costs, imports and exports, product and material price trends, as well as estimates of U.S. unit sales of doors and windows by material. This ...
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Ceramic Tile
11/1/2010 | published by: Catalina Research
... residential remodeling and replacement market. The builder market could also begin to increase, however, this market will continue to be hampered by the foreclosure situation and a rising residential vacancy rate. Nonresidential markets may show ...
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